| Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence
Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Vol. 1.
and the Staff Manual respectively Title pages
will be prepared in manuscript. |
WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: CE 8 Corps | ||
| Month and Year: April 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig. H.H.C. Sugden, DSO, OBE |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norco | 1 - 21 | Gds Armd Div RE engaged on Trails of Close Support Raft | ||
| Norco | 2 - 8 | 8 Corps Tps RE engaged on rd demolitions and repairs | ||
| 4 - 5 | 278 Fd Coy (15 Div) engaged on crater filling exercise | |||
| 6 -8 | 20 Fd coy ( 15 Div) engaged on crater filling exercise | |||
| 6 - 12 | 15 Div RE units engaged on setting out for construction of Cl 40 rd lecture by CE Norco on Anti-mine devices | |||
| 10 - 14 | 14 Fd Sqn RE (Gds Arm Div) constructed 80' Cl 70 BB at SNAITH | |||
| 12 | Lecture by CE Norco on Anti-mine devices | |||
| 14 - 15 | Ce Branch moved with HQ to SECO. | |||
| 16 - 30 | 224 Fd Coy and 101 Fd Coy engaged on work at Ordnance Depot, BICESTER | |||
| 17 - 22 | 14 Fd Sqn RE (Gds Arm Div) - construction of Cl 9 Improvised Br and construction and operation of water point |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. Locations are calculated, so might not be in the correct place. For historical research, always check the originals.
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